CIO Update for the Week of Aug 6

Summer graduation takes place this week. Congratulations to all who persevered through the hot Summer to finish up their degrees. For the week of August 6th, the following items of general interest are worth commenting on:

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There is a retirement reception for Dr. Larry Boleman on Monday

There is a CIO Chat on Tuesday

Texas A&M’s ITAC meets on Thursday

There is a TTVN Board Meeting on Friday

There is a need to clarify the nature of two system-wide contracts. Both Duo and DocuSign are NOT discretionary contracts. Both were included in the FY18 mainframe assessment and will be in the FY19 mainframe assessment. Both software licenses are available to all members

The 2019 Texas A&M University System Technology Summit Call for Presentations is now open!

If you have expertise in technology, leadership or project management topics, presenting at the Texas A&M University System Technology Summit is a great way to build your professional portfolio. Submit your breakout session proposal now. Presenters will receive a 25% discount on registration for the February 25-27 conference at Moody Gardens Galveston. Proposals are due September 21, 2018

System-Wide Contracting News

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A&M System-wide Contracts Under Development

Captioning Services will provide members with closed caption, transcription and subtitling solutions to make video accessible, searchable, SEO-friendly and more engaging; conversations with vendors selected by CATIE are underway

Learning Management Systems Awardees D2L, Canvas and Blackboard have been have been sent agreements for review. All three have returned them with comments to OGC. OGC has completed their second review of the Canvas and Blackboard agreements and returned these two contracts to the vendors for review and signature.

Maxient will provide members with a tool to manage student discipline, academic integrity and Title IX matters; a master services agreement has been sent to the Student Affairs Committee